Shailendra Kumar

If your child gets migraines, you may wonder whether something they eat is triggering their headaches. You might notice symptoms after chocolate, cheese, fizzy drinks or another food, but one episode does not necessarily mean that food is the cause. Some children may have food-related migraine triggers, but these vary from child to child and … Read more

If your child has repeated severe vomiting but feels well between episodes, cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS) may be one possible cause. Episodes often follow a similar pattern, with your child usually returning to their baseline health between major attacks. CVS is linked to migraine, and some children have a personal or family history of migraine. … Read more

If your child has frequent headaches, you may worry about a brain tumour. The reassuring fact is that brain tumours are rare in children, and most children with headaches do not have a brain tumour. When a brain tumour does cause headache, other symptoms or neurological changes are often present as well. Most childhood headaches … Read more

If your child gets a headache after long periods on a screen, you may wonder if screen use is the cause. You may notice headaches with prolonged focusing, glare, fewer breaks or poor posture, but other factors such as migraine, dehydration and poor sleep can also contribute. There is no single screen-time limit that causes … Read more

If your child develops a headache after hitting their head, you may understandably worry about how long it will last. Headaches are common after concussion, and you may also notice tiredness, dizziness, nausea or difficulty concentrating. Most children improve steadily over the first few weeks, with many concussion symptoms resolving within about two to four … Read more

When your child sees flashing lights, zigzag patterns or a blurry patch before a headache, you may wonder what is happening. They might also experience tingling, numbness or difficulty finding words, which can occur with migraine aura. A migraine aura is a temporary neurological disturbance that usually appears before or during a migraine attack and … Read more

If your child repeatedly has severe tummy pain but medical assessment does not identify another clear cause, you may be surprised to hear the term abdominal migraine. It can sound confusing when there is no headache, but this recognised migraine-related condition mainly causes episodes of abdominal pain. The pain is often around the middle of … Read more

If your child has epilepsy, you may wonder whether it will always continue or whether seizures could stop as they grow. Some childhood epilepsy syndromes improve with age, and seizures may eventually stop during childhood or adolescence. The outlook depends on the type and cause of epilepsy, so every child is different. Even if your … Read more

If your child has been diagnosed with epilepsy, starting medication can bring both relief and concern. You may be glad that treatment is available while wondering which medicine will be suitable, whether it will control the seizures and what side effects to look out for. Anti-seizure medicines are the main treatment for epilepsy and can … Read more

Absence seizures can look very different from the dramatic stiffening and jerking you may associate with a seizure. Your child may suddenly stop what they are doing, stare blankly and become briefly unaware of what is happening before returning to their activity within seconds, often without realising anything happened. Because these episodes are so brief, … Read more